CVE-2021-47384

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-05-21

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nhwmon: (w83793) Fix NULL pointer dereference by removing unnecessary structure field\nIf driver read tmp value sufficient for\n(tmp & 0x08) && (!(tmp & 0x80)) && ((tmp & 0x7) == ((tmp >> 4) & 0x7))\nfrom device then Null pointer dereference occurs.\n(It is possible if tmp = 0b0xyz1xyz, where same literals mean same numbers)\nAlso lm75[] does not serve a purpose anymore after switching to\ndevm_i2c_new_dummy_device() in w83791d_detect_subclients().\nThe patch fixes possible NULL pointer dereference by removing lm75[].\nFound by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).\n[groeck: Dropped unnecessary continuation lines, fixed multi-line alignments]

See more information about CVE-2021-47384 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-7000	2024-09-24
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-9315	2024-11-14